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Land rover DISCOVERY - 2019

107.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Land rover DISCOVERY, model year 2019. Sample size: 29,489 cars, 70,523 tests and 75,700 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 29,489 cars

The 2019 Land Rover Discovery has an overall defect rate of 107 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly above the yearly average of 106 per 100. Notably, the model shows a significant increase in defects in the 31,000 to 62,000 miles category compared to the average, with 246 defects per 100 vehicles. It excels in areas such as steering, lights and electrics, and body structure, reporting fewer issues than the average. However, it performs worse regarding brakes and equipment, with defect rates higher than the average for these categories.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 29,489 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 18.9% worse
74.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 89.3% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 8.0% worse
14.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 43.0% better
8.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
  • An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 5.2% better
107.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 40.0% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 38.9% worse
2.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 2.0% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 289 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18,710
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 12,755
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,501
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,731
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,082
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,948
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,509
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,862
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,666
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,416

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,862
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,416
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,145
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,022
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 885
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 586
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 390
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 349
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 320
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 286